TikTok adds ‘screen time breaks’ for addicts who can’t stop scrolling


Given the mental health associations with social media addiction, researchers have warned about the addictive qualities of TikTok's design. App designers have now integrated digital wellbeing features. — dpa

BERLIN: TikTok, with its endless feed of auto-playing viral videos, is notoriously hard to put down. But the social media app is now the latest to add digital wellbeing features prompting users to take a break from endless scrolling.

After Instagram added an artificial end to its feed of posts, TikTok is now starting to prompt users to take a break after a certain amount of time.

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